Amaravati returnable plots: where they are and how they are allotted
These are the plots farmers get back, and they are what most people buy and sell in the capital. What one is worth comes down to two questions. Which layout unit is it in? And does that unit have roads, water and drains yet?
Last reviewed
- 26
- Layout units
- 25
- Villages with layouts
- ₹3,859 cr
- Amenities programme
- 8,496 ac
- Across seven zones
Tools for a plot you already know
Look up a plot code such as A1 or C18 in the plot-size explorer to see its width and depth. The building-area calculator shows how much floor area the old ebook table would allow on it.
If you are still choosing plots, or have area left over, read plot choices and joint plots.
The layout units, mandal by mandal
Think of the unit as the plot's address. Anyone who says "a Rayapudi plot" and cannot tell you whether it is Rayapudi-1 or Rayapudi-2, and give you a plot number that CRDA's Know Your Plot page recognises, does not yet know enough about the plot to sell it to you.
| Mandal | Units |
|---|---|
| Mangalagiri | Unit 1 Krishnayapalem; 2 and 3 Nowluru-1 and Nowluru-2; 4 Kuragallu; 5 Neerukonda; 6 and 7 Nidamarru-1 and Nidamarru-2 |
| Tadepalli | Unit 8 Undavalli; 9 Penumaka |
| Thullur | Unit 11 Borupalem and Abbarajupalem; 12 Pichukalapalem and Dondapadu; 13 Inavolu; 14 and 15 Rayapudi-1 and Rayapudi-2 (15 with Kondamarajupalem); 16 Uddandarayunipalem and Lingayapalem; 16A Malkapuram; 17 Nekkallu; 18 Nelapadu; 19 Sakhamuru; 20 and 21 Thullur-1 and Thullur-2; 22 Velagapudi; 23 Venkatapalem; 24 and 25 Mandadam-1 and Mandadam-2; 26 Ananthavaram |
Are the roads and drains actually built?
You can only build on a plot once the colony around it has roads, storm drains, water, sewerage, power and street lights. That work is not finished, and it is not evenly spread. Ask about your street, not about the city.
The money moved again in 2026. On 27 August the CRDA authority approved ₹1,437 crore of works for the 29 villages. On 18 September it approved ₹1,548 crore for water supply and drainage in the layouts, and on 23 September the Cabinet raised the sanction for this layout work from ₹904 crore to ₹1,548.98 crore. Tenders for it were still to be called. Money approved is not a road built, so keep asking about your own street.
The history is worth knowing. In its 2017 status report CRDA listed ₹17,745 crore of last-mile work, most of it across the 13 LPS zones. The 2019 tenders were cancelled when the capital was put on hold. On 3 December 2024 CRDA sanctioned ₹3,859.66 crore for basic amenities across 8,496.30 acres in seven zones, with underground drainage and street lights to international standards. Tenders for zones 4, 10, 12 and 12A went out in January 2025. In 2026 CRDA reported levelling and boundary work finished in Zone 3A.
The draws held in 2026
| Date | What was allotted |
|---|---|
| 23 Jan 2026 | 496 plots to 275 farmers in two sessions: 115 plots to 80 farmers across Kuragallu, Velagapudi, Mandadam, Nidamarru, Penumaka, Thullur, Nekkallu, Ananthavaram, Nelapadu, Dondapadu, Pichukalapalem, Lingayapalem, Uddandarayunipalem and Malkapuram; then 381 residential and commercial plots to 195 Undavalli farmers who had pooled under clause 9.14 since 2015. No registration fee; officials confirmed none of the plots were road-cut. |
| 18 Jul 2026 | 76 plots (46 residential, 30 commercial) to 33 farmers: Penumaka 38 plots to 19 farmers, Krishnayapalem 14 to 3, Nowluru-2 14 to 9, Kuragallu 7 to 1, Nowluru-1 3 to 1; by category 16 residential and 7 commercial for dry land, 30 and 23 for jareebu. |
| 14 Aug 2026 | 113 plots to 42 farmers from Nowluru-2, Kuragallu, Nidamarru, Inavolu and Penumaka. |
| 4 Sep 2026 | 37 replacement plots to 17 farmers from Nekkallu, Thullur, Sakhamuru, Kondamarajupalem and Lingayapalem. |
| 11 Sep 2026 | 28 plots to 18 Penumaka farmers. |
| 25 Sep 2026 | 18 plots (8 residential, 10 commercial) to 17 Penumaka farmers. Some were new contributors and some had earlier plots with road, court or acquisition problems. They received provisional certificates, and registration was still to come. |
Where things stand, in numbers
- More than 59,000 plots had been handed back by late 2017, according to CRDA.
- As of 15 December 2025, 61,793 plots were registered and 7,628 registrations were still pending. About 700 farmers had been allotted 921 plots where land acquisition issues remained, and 37 of them had asked for a different plot.
- In 2024 the Chief Minister ordered that plots be handed over straight away, inside the same village the land came from.
Questions people ask
Can I buy a returnable plot directly from a farmer?
Yes, once the plot is registered in the farmer's name. Before you pay anything, see the final allotment certificate, the registered deed and an encumbrance certificate, and find the plot on the CRDA layout.
What does road-cut plot mean?
It means a road or a pipeline was later planned straight through that plot. CRDA gives the farmer a different plot instead, through the draw. The January 2026 draw included several of these, and officials confirmed the replacement plots were not themselves road-cut.
Want a straight answer about a plot or a village?
We live and work in the capital villages. Send the survey number or LP number and we will tell you what we know, including the things that should make you pause.